Solid Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 yes, it sounds like a stupid quastion, specialy for the ones who has seen many known series, but i found the answer not quiet known to me... i mean, i look at cowboy bebop ,hack sign, trigun, evangelion any many of the talkative animes shows and i can find simmiliar things, in the drawings and all. but since anime is an "animation film" can you put shows like the adams family, or even disney movies, into the category, and if not why than? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKC Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 hm.... I dont think Disney would fit in because.... 1. Anime is made in Japan while Disney is made in USA. 2. The animation for both are very different. The eyes are different, the side shots are different, ect. (i dont want to go on and on) 3. I have never seen a storyline similar to Disney.... Unless you think of Kimba the White Lion, that could have had something to do with "The Lion King" But I dont think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Majin Buu Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 uhhhh .... Yeah thats what i meant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Asuka Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 [color=hotpink][size=1][b]Forgotten_rouge, please clean up your post quality and put more effort into your posts. Otherwise it is considered spam and they will be deleted.[/b] As for me, all I have to say is this: Anime is just the Japanese word for animation. The only difference between animation in the United States and "Anime" in Japan is exactly that: they were made in separate countries. Of course, the styles are very different, but whose to say that someone in America couldn't make a cartoon that looked exactly like anime? We have plenty of talented artists. Look at Disney. They do a magnificent job with what they do. As for the storylines being better, that's not necessarily the case. There are plenty of American cartoons that I've seen that have had very unique and interesting storylines.[/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyxe Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Ok.... 1. anime is not an it is well... it. 2. anime is japanese animation, so nothing made in the US as animation can be anime. Uhhh... I think that is all can think of right now. I swear... i'm going brain dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Posted June 18, 2003 Author Share Posted June 18, 2003 its just hard to find the right defenition, since anime, is animation and animation is cartoon. so again, ill rather say i think that anime includes all those cartoons, its just a differnt style (considering the animes in the us are prodably made by japanese living in the us lol...), look at it this way, from show to sohw, the characters and style changes, some are more sharp, more blury, so why cant the us style count as an anime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayokano Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Conna_da_fox [/i] [B]2. anime is japanese animation, so nothing made in the US as animation can be anime.[/B][/QUOTE] Well that's not ture.In japaness animation is anime,so every animation all around the world is anime in japaness.The stlyes is what anime is,so we could learn these stlyes and make our own anime. People have already done it with manga,a comic store I go to has a amercian women who makes manga who works there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 If you want to know what anime is exactly, watch the documentory on anime on the Animatrix DVD. They interview US and Japanese artist, producers, fans, etc, and they give you their deffinition. Right from the horses mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Asuka Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 [color=hotpink][size=1]You know, I still haven't watched that. But it gives me something to do. Thanks Transtic! ^_^[/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimmFang Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I always looked at anime as cartoon's for adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbfrontmanvdp Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Im pretty sure something in another country can be considered anime just look at France and Italy they have made a few animes (from what ive seen on other sites), the only catch is if you (or anyone) would want to make an anime series in another country it would have to be Japanese related. What i mean by this is it would have to have the same type of backround and type of...hmmm cant think of the word...ok i guess ill use skills as Japanese anime. This may not be true, but from what ive heard and seen and certainly sounds true. Plz im not in the mood to look this up throughly since i have absolutely no time at all to do that, so if im wrong just explain why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyxe Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 As I said before " I'm going brain dead" I think that is why my description didn'y say what I meant... lol... I am truly an idiot. But yes I did mean that anime is animation in japanese. I don't think I was thinking right since this guy makes manga and this one really weird anime show, you can only find it where I live since you can only buy the tape.... and well he only has 4 copies of it. But as I said... " I'M GOIN' BRAIN DEAD" lol.:twitch: :drunk: :stupid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcus Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 I feel the following is what makes Anime, [I]Anime[/I] : 1. It's made in Japan 2. The style is terminally Japanese, no other animation really has this unless it is trying to be Anime 3. It is the Japanese word for Animation therefore being Japanese as I said. Here's my spiel: Manga is a huge part of Japanese culture. They've been creating manga enjoyed by all ages for the past 40 or so years (correct me if I'm wrong). Naturally this moved to Anime which is why the bulk of Anime is based on Manga (Others based on games, purely anime or other). Now the underlying difference in anime to other western forms of animation is that the majority of western animation is directed at children. Anime/Manga on the other hand has genres that cover all ages. Manga seems to have a wider range though. This is why we get deep and meaningful anime to super psycho-anime to soapy shoujo anime to super violent anime and all the "pink" in between. I like to think that manga->anime, is the japanese equivalent to westerners book->feature film. I'm not saying manga is equivalent to a book but the [u]story[/u] can be just as immersive and powerful. That's my 2c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Asuka Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Reaper of souls [/i] [B]I always looked at anime as cartoon's for adults. [/B][/QUOTE] [color=hotpink][size=1]That's a pretty bad misconception because how many adult watch Pokemon and Digimon versus the kids? I'm pretty sure when they made those shows they were aiming to please the younger audience. And people, anime is just the Japanese word for animation. For all you know, they may call our American cartoons anime. That doesn't give it some sort of special meaning or anything.[/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven's Cloud Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 [color=indigo]I'll let this thread live a little longer, at least until the posts become overly pointless and redundant. I tend to think that anime encompasses all Asian animtion, not just Japanese. I think that I would definatly consider that the cartoons I have seen from both Korea and Taiwan are anime, or at least similar to anime. I think limiting its meaning to mature cartoons is not an appropriate thing to do. South Park and The Simpsons are not produced for younger audiences but I would not consider them anime.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emme888 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 Anime is Japanese cartoon, whose plot line is quick and full of action. Unlike American cartoons, where there is no point to an eposide; Anime has a point with every eposide there is...Anime rules over all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Asuka Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Emme888 [/i] [B]Unlike American cartoons, where there is no point to an eposide; Anime has a point with every eposide there is...Anime rules over all. [/B][/QUOTE] [color=hotpink][size=1]I am so sick and tired of people saying that in American cartoons there is not plot to each episode. There are PLENTY of American cartoons series where there is something going on. Just look at Kim Possible, Jonny Quest, Batman, Spiderman, or X-Men or ANYTHING! There is a point to those episodes! The series DOES string together! SO PLEASE QUIT SAYING THAT PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE CASE! And by the way, Anime is not God's gift to earth. I've seen PLENTY of anime series that are stupid and pointles. So quit worshipping it.[/COLOR][/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbfrontmanvdp Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Queen Asuka [/i] [B][color=hotpink][size=1]And by the way, Anime is not God's gift to earth. I've seen PLENTY of anime series that are stupid and pointles. So quit worshipping it.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/B][/QUOTE] Lol true and funny i would probably say the same thing to most of the people that have an answer like that too. Spiderman was amazing i mean it was even better than most anime...along with the original X-men (the one on now is terrible though). Anyway though like i said in my other reply to this thread, is it true that in anime can be produced in other countries such as America just as long as its Japanese related. Im going to look this up throughly over the weekend, but like i said before...other anime sites ive looked on say that this is the case. Well i kinda want an answer so i dont know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youko Minamino Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 [B]Anime does not have to come from Japan[/B]. I am tired of hearing that. Anime is a termed coined by those of us in the western hemisphere, that some in the easter hemisphere use as well. Anime's meaning was meant to reffer to all animation, mainly from asia, not just Japan, from the western hemisphere. Though the dictionary reports it to the common misconception of all anime comes from Japan. There is Chinese Anime, Japanese Anime, Korean Anime, Swedish Anime, and even Norish Anime. Examples of these Swedish/Norish Animes are Goku34 and Goku10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzureWolf Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 I think we've been over this topic more than enough times. People here (specifically, the U.S.) call Japanese Animation "Anime" for simplicity's sake. That's it. So, Anime is the way Japanese say cartoons. Big deal. For me, it's a more convenient way to differentiate between Tom & Jerry and DBZ. I'm not going to go out and constantly say "Japanese Animation this, Japanese Anime that..." My mouth would get sore. I'd rather just punch the guy I'm talking to in the hopes that some of what I wanted to say goes through his head. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven's Cloud Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 [color=indigo]There is another thread that you can discuss this topic in. Closed ~HC, your friendly neighborhood mod...[/color] [color=hotpink][size=1]I merged the threads for you guys because I feel like she made a very good point that can be further discussed. *Queen Asuki*[/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youko Minamino Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Anime [B]IS NOT[/B] how the Nihonjin say Cartoon. Whoever told you that should be beaten perfusely for lying like that. Anime does not have to come from Japan. The original term anime was coined in the 1960's after Tetsuon Atom, the first dubbed anime, was brought over to America. Americans wanted to differenciate between Western animation and their typical Eastern animation and so they coined the term, "anime", pronounced Ann-Eh-May. That way they could differenciate the two. What they didn't count on was that anime would become popular one day in the United States, and it mainly would come from Nippon, making many think that anime was a term coined for Japanese Animation, rather than Western Animation. And [B]yes[/B] Eastern Animation can be considered anime, depending on who is heading with that project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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